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Defining the Need.

We want the people who invest to continue to invest.Sharp points out that we use a lot of energy to make water, and a lot of water to make energy.

We need to understand which is the most economically efficient, and which is the best for the environment.Having clear, data-based answers, will help to make regulatory and policy decisions.The more information we have, the better outcomes we’ll be able to achieve.. Impacting the future with digitisation and MMC.

Another potential benefit of digitising the built environment will be a positive impact on the use of modern methods of construction.Above all else, developers are looking for certainty and speed.

Sharing data across the design, engineering, planning and construction elements of development will enable us to push and promote modern methods of construction with all of the associated sustainability and energy benefits.

When design and planning happen more quickly, people will want to see construction happen faster too.We can achieve this through the reduction of raw materials, excavation and construction works, but also through shortened construction programme, which limits overhead and prelim costs, as well as creating a path towards more sustainable construction.. Low operational carbon.

Alongside developing the architectural design to reduce the overall building volume, we should adopt passive design measures, such as considering building orientation, using optimised facades to balance winter heat loss and summer heat gain, enhancing daylight and using natural or mixed mode ventilation.These sustainable building measures will reduce the MEP plant loads so that plant takes less space; reducing the building volume further.

It will also result in reduced energy consumption in use, as well as reducing the capital cost of MEP systems.. To make sure we use the most appropriate passive sustainable design measures, we test them for optimum results using computer simulations.This means we know far more about how a building is due to operate than we ever have before.